Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly ...

If single-digit temperatures and snow make you think the great outdoors isn’t so great, let me recommend a nature trek that you might enjoy. Walk, don’t run – sudden movements might scare your ...

Birding — aka birdwatching — has grown by leaps and bounds, especially here in Schuylkill County. In recent times, people have discovered that outside activities are fun, a good and healthy use of ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count, one of the biggest annual events on the birding calendar, turns 25 with its running February 18-21 this year. And with it once again we all have the opportunity to ...

If you love watching or feeding the birds in your neighborhood, the four-day Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is for you! It’s a fun way to learn about the birds in your neck of the woods. But you’ll ...

Calling all nature lovers: If you have 15 minutes to spare in the coming days, you can participate in one of the world’s largest wildlife surveys to help protect birds — without even leaving your ...

EVERETT — The Audubon Society will hold its 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend, allowing birders of all ages to help create a global data set of bird species and numbers. To ...

Because Carolina wrens stay in Tennessee all year long, winter can be especially tough on them. Severe cold snaps may cause populations to dip temporarily, so consistent food sources and some thick ...

It’s not yet lunchtime, and I’ve already seen or heard 33 different species of birds from my backyard, a new personal record. I’ve kept a running tally most days since the pandemic shuttered our ...

The 2025 edition of the Great Backyard Bird Count soared to record participation and number of species documented, according to organizers. Highlights of this year's event included 8,078 bird species ...